Things to Know About FHA Loans

A lot of people dream about getting their own homes someday. In the beginning, those who are not too familiar with home loans assume that they have to save money in order to purchase the house of their dreams. However, the reason why home loan programs are made in the first place is to help people purchase houses and pay for the loan later on.

One of the reasons why people find FHA loans promising is because of the fact that if they miss paying for the real loan that they have to pay for; the FHA will be in charge of paying for the loan. This may help the borrower to save up on money in the long run since the rates of FHA are relatively lower than direct housing loans.

FHA (Federal Housing Agreement) is in charge of promoting several programs that appeal to a variety of people depending on their current financial status and their monthly income. However, even though there are different programs that have been created, it still does not mean that everybody will be approved to get a loan. There are some that will apply but will be denied because of their bad credit score.

At this point, you may be wondering about the qualifications that you need in order to apply for a loan. If you are interested to learn more, read further:

Contrary to popular belief, your monthly income does not have to be staggeringly high in order to become approved for a home loan. Actually, there is no required amount for the salary that you get every month.

There are limits to the home loan that you can get. This means that when you are approved, you are not entitled to purchase the largest house that you can get your hands on. You would be given a loan limit and that is what you are going to use to purchase the house that will fit you and your family. The limit will depend on your current income.

Some countries or state will set the amount that you can loan. For more information about this, you can always consult the rules and regulations of your country or state.

If ever you have small amounts of debt in your credit card, this may not affect your credit score too much. You just have to remember that your debt is relatively lower than your limit. Pushing your credit card to the limit every month will not make your credit score great. If you have more debt in your credit card, you can expect that your application for the home loan will be declined.

If you are planning to purchase a large home, applying for a FHA home loan might not be worth it. Since there is a limit to the amount that you can loan, you might not be able to afford the home you would like to purchase. Do remember though that there are benefits that you can get from being a home loan borrower. Weigh the pros and cons of applying for any kind of FHA home loan first before you decide whether you would be sending your application or not.

About the author

Nathan Rufty

I have been a part of the Mortgage Industry since 1988 and have witnessed the ups and downs for 25 years. When refinancing or purchasing a home this is what you need to have on your side; experience, professionalism and top customer service.
I am licensed in the state of California to perform the duties as a Mortgage Professional and I uphold the highest level of customer service and integrity.

Sorry, there was a YouTube API error: Project 816772786685 has been scheduled for deletion and cannot be used for API calls. Visit https://console.developers.google.com/iam-admin/projects?pendingDeletion=true to undelete the project. Please make sure you performed the steps in this video to create and save a proper server API key.